Participants who enter the Technology Fair must meet the following requirements:
Students must be currently enrolled in an APS school.
All projects must be judged using the official rubrics, and all projects must be able to be judged in 10 minutes.
Projects for each category must be unique and cannot be entered in more than one category.
Students may participate in only one project including a team effort or individually.
Projects are to be designed and created by students. Some adult guidance is allowed, but it must be clear that work entered by students was done by the students.
All students must be present to be eligible for awards. Students unable to present their projects at the local tech fair, even due to illness, may NOT use "proxies" unless they are part of the original, registered team representing a project.
Students entering as a team must compete at the grade level of the oldest member of the team. Teams are made up of no more than four members.
Grade level divisions are as follows:
Grades 1 – 5
Grades 6 – 8
Grades 9 – 12
Click here to see a list of the competitive categories and the grade level eligibility for each category.
Scoring a Project Using a Rubric:
All projects will be scored using the designated rubric for that project. Rubrics are downloadable and printable from the Technology Fair website. To reach a rubric, click on the category you desire From the Technology Learning Fair page. A short description of each category is followed by a link to the rubric associated with that category.
Teachers are encouraged to share uncompleted rubrics with students before they begin their projects so they will know the judging criteria.
Judges:
Judges must use the official downloadable and printable rubrics to score all projects for the tech fair.
All judges must sign the rubric at the bottom where it says Judges Signature and return this rubric to the Judging Coordinators.
Judges should not score their own students or their own child. Although only one judge is required to score a project, it is recommended that two judges score a project and then average their scores.
Judges should not allow students over 10 minutes to present their project.
Parents and teachers may not be present when a project is being presented to and scored by a judge. Students much be present and able to present and answer questions without adult support.
It is recommended that judges have some expertise in the category that they judge. This makes the judging process more fair for students.
All decisions made by the judges are to be considered final.
Student Notebook:
All projects are required to have a notebook that documents how the project was created and contains hard copies of the final project.
Requirements for the notebooks are as follows:
Title page (Name of project, Name of creator(s), Competition category & level)
Introductory Page (Introductory Narrative, Lists of Hardware & Software Used)
This should be written in the student’s voice. The Introductory Narrative should include
the reason for the project creation, a statement of knowledge gained from the creation of the project, and the value of the project for its creator.
Instructions Page(s)
The instructions page(s) must include a description of how the project was created and be written in the student’s voice. The instructions may include step-by-step directions which would allow someone to replicate the project.
It is recommended that students have a backup or hard copy sample of their project.
Bibliography
If the student submits a research type project, a bibliography of sources must be included.
Copyright Permissions
This page must include all copyright permissions obtained for any images or sounds used in projects. The student may include a printout of the web page stating you have copyright permission. Five excellent sites to find copyright free images are:
Rules:
Participants who enter the Technology Fair must meet the following requirements:
Students must be currently enrolled in an APS school.
All projects must be judged using the official rubrics, and all projects must be able to be judged in 10 minutes.
Projects for each category must be unique and cannot be entered in more than one category.
Students may participate in only one project including a team effort or individually.
Projects are to be designed and created by students. Some adult guidance is allowed, but it must be clear that work entered by students was done by the students.
All students must be present to be eligible for awards. Students unable to present their projects at the local tech fair, even due to illness, may NOT use "proxies" unless they are part of the original, registered team representing a project.
Students entering as a team must compete at the grade level of the oldest member of the team. Teams are made up of no more than four members.
Grade level divisions are as follows:
Grades 1 – 5
Grades 6 – 8
Grades 9 – 12
Click here to see a list of the competitive categories and the grade level eligibility for each category.
Scoring a Project Using a Rubric:
All projects will be scored using the designated rubric for that project. Rubrics are downloadable and printable from the Technology Fair website. To reach a rubric, click on the category you desire From the Technology Learning Fair page. A short description of each category is followed by a link to the rubric associated with that category.
Teachers are encouraged to share uncompleted rubrics with students before they begin their projects so they will know the judging criteria.
Judges:
Judges must use the official downloadable and printable rubrics to score all projects for the tech fair.
All judges must sign the rubric at the bottom where it says Judges Signature and return this rubric to the Judging Coordinators.
Judges should not score their own students or their own child. Although only one judge is required to score a project, it is recommended that two judges score a project and then average their scores.
Judges should not allow students over 10 minutes to present their project.
Parents and teachers may not be present when a project is being presented to and scored by a judge. Students much be present and able to present and answer questions without adult support.
It is recommended that judges have some expertise in the category that they judge. This makes the judging process more fair for students.
All decisions made by the judges are to be considered final.
Student Notebook:
All projects are required to have a notebook that documents how the project was created and contains hard copies of the final project.
Requirements for the notebooks are as follows:
Title page (Name of project, Name of creator(s), Competition category & level)
Introductory Page (Introductory Narrative, Lists of Hardware & Software Used)
This should be written in the student’s voice. The Introductory Narrative should include
the reason for the project creation, a statement of knowledge gained from the creation of the project, and the value of the project for its creator.
Instructions Page(s)
The instructions page(s) must include a description of how the project was created and be written in the student’s voice. The instructions may include step-by-step directions which would allow someone to replicate the project.
The Student Notebook can be downloaded here
Technology Fair Student Notebook2.docx
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Project Sample:
It is recommended that students have a backup or hard copy sample of their project.
Bibliography
If the student submits a research type project, a bibliography of sources must be included.
Copyright Permissions
This page must include all copyright permissions obtained for any images or sounds used in projects. The student may include a printout of the web page stating you have copyright permission. Five excellent sites to find copyright free images are:
Pics4Learning
http://pics4learning.com/
The Alaska Image Library System http://images.fws.gov/default.cfm?library_id=r7&CFID=1319623&CFTOKEN=24501624
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
American Memory Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/collections:@field(FLD003%2B@band(origf%2BPhotograph)):heading=Original%2BFormat:%2BPhotos%2B&%2BPrints
USDA OnLine Photography Center
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/
*Images used from the Microsoft Office suite are copyright and royalty free, making them perfect to use for student projects.